Swickley
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to ex-jw's specifically: with what have you replaced your belief system..
by thebeliever inhow do you now understand the world... and your place in it?.
i personally believe in evolution... and also a "higher power"... it seems more and more people are drifting away from organized religion, but they are then left searching for meaning and purpose..... going to college/university and studying a normal curriculum, one is exposed to philosophy, the socrates and platos of history, who in many ways started widespread discussion on such topics as above.
some sort of philosophy has to be studied i believe, just so one can understand the history of man, from that point in time and how we came to christianity in the first place.. however, it is a very personal matter, as we must all find our own answers.. i believe it is natural for people to be drawn to ponderings of purpose and god, and there are many ways to seek connection to that souce.
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My dentist saved me today
by La Capra ini adore my dentist.
she inherited me when my dentist before passed away, about 7 years ago.
she always remembers everything about me and asks tons of questions that i can't answer while she clears away the plaque of the last six months.
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The Gospel
by UnDisfellowshipped inthe gospel of salvation -- the good news of jesus christ:
plain and simple, according to the holy scriptures
if you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me at [email protected].
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Mom initiates contact
by La Capra ini adore my mother, she has but one flaw...and, well, that is the story of my life.
when i quit jws cold turkey at the tender age of 19, i was still living at home, with her and my dad (the long-suffering unbelieving mate).
this enabled my mother to still have her only daughter and youngest born in her life, with little hassle from anyone.
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Why should I be Happy?
by Maverick ini had a good day today.
i love my job, still some days are just great, and today was one of those days!
all day i was in a great mood and working like a bi-polar in a manic state.
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Reasons why libertarians should not vote for Bush....part 1 of a series
by logansrun inreason # 1 -- do you really want this man to appoint supreme court justices?.
reason # 2 -- patriot act i .
reason # 3 -- patriot act ii.
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My JW Grandmother died
by KGB inwell my jw grandmother died...am i sad ?
i do have to wonder if she is not facing jesu right now and being shamed for all the hate towards her grand children simply because they were not jw.
i only had a realtionship with her for about a year and it was only for short moments on the phone if i had happened to be over at my mothers when she called my mom.
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Cheers for advice on quiting smoking!
by be wise init has been a while since i posted for advice but i haven't had a cig now in 6 weeks.
cheers for everyones helpful advice.
the best advice has been just to recognise that i had a problen -that i was dependant rather than just not thinking about it.
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questions about 1975 and other dates
by Leander inmy wife and i were discussing the date of 1975 earlier this week and she basically was of the opinion that the individuals who thought the end was coming in that year came up with the date based on their incorrect assesment of published information.
i replied that would it make sense for thousands of people across the continent to sell their homes and all of their valued possesions if they really had the slightest doubt that armageddon was not coming in 1975. she did'nt have an answer for that retort but still she insisted that somehow these people must have made a mistake in their judgement.
so for those of you who may have lived through the 1975 fiasco and those who have in-depth knowledge about the events that took place in that year maybe you can answer a few questions for me.. how widespread was the belief that 1975 was the year of armageddon?